The iPad situation — part II

After some thoughts on the iPad’s hardware design, it’s time to talk about the real strengths of Apple’s proposition and why it may be the lead in a silent revolution in the world of computing devices. It’s a long article, please bear with me.

First iPad TV ad aired during Oscars

Apple aired its first iPad ad during NBC’s broadcast (US) of the 82th Oscar Awards Ceremony. The ad focus is on a casual, living-room use of the device and how it works in that context. It shows how it’s easy to use iPad apps like Photos, iBooks Store, Safari…

iPad Guided Tours

Apple has posted the iPad Guided Tours. They are 11 videos that aim to demonstrate the iPad features in a casual context like the living room. The iBook Store and iWorks apps for iPad are also featured.

Amazon Kindle for tablet computers, including the iPad

Amazon posted online a page called “Kindle Apps for tablet computers including the iPad”. It seems that Amazon is stating the Kindle as a platform and service available in various types of devices, aiming for some kind of ubiquity with…

Valve announces Steam and games for the Mac platform

Interesting times for the Mac OS X platform. It’s official — Valve announced today that it will bring the Steam game distribution service and Source, its game engine, to the Macintosh. Valve’s Steam and a library of games as famous as the…

Andy Ihnatko on the path to WordPress site design

Nice piece by Andy Ihnatko about his process of selecting a suitable path for the construction of a new WordPress site design. I share many of his options and considerations as I am too a “dilettante” working on a site design for The Constant…

Street Fighter 4 released for the iPhone/iPod Touch

Capcom released Street Fighter IV today on the App Store. The platform is gathering more and more interest from big game publishers each day. I think the iPad is the next target in this trend.

More control to iPhone DEVs

iPhone developers can now schedule release dates and a time limit for certain prices. Apple keeps working on making iTunes Connect a better platform for developers. It’s been a slow process, but better keep it up to make developers happy. (via macrumors)

iTunes 9.1 released to support the iPad

Apple released an update to iTunes (version 9.1) anticipating the iPad launch in the U.S. next Saturday. It brings new features like iPad sync support, iBooks sync support and some improvements to the Genius Mixes (now, we’ll be able to rename, rearrange, or remove Genius Mixes ). Additional info here.

Google takes another step on their new approach to China

Users visiting Google.cn are now being redirected to Google.com.hk, where we are offering uncensored search in simplified Chinese, specifically designed for users in mainland China and delivered via our servers in Hong Kong.